Fuegian

American  

[fyoo-ee-jee-uhn, fwey-jee-] / fjuˈi dʒi ən, ˈfweɪ dʒi- /

adjective

1. of or belonging to Tierra del Fuego or its Indigenous Indians.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Tierra del Fuego.

Fuegian British  

/ ˈfweɪdʒ-, fjuːˈiːdʒɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Tierra del Fuego or its indigenous Indians

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noun

1. an Indian of Tierra del Fuego

Etymology

Origin of Fuegian

First recorded in 1815–25; (Tierra del) Fueg(o) ( def. ) + -ian

Example Sentences

Juan Manuel Pavlov, of the Fuegian Tourism Institute, said more than 95% of boats to Antarctica leave from the port.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Indeed, the extinct Fuegian dog, a domesticated form of the culpeo fox native to South America, participated in animal hunts.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2024

There was very little variety or novelty in this walk through a Fuegian island.

From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert

During the day several Fuegian families had arrived, and, by the evening, ten canoes, containing altogether about sixty natives, were collected.

From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert

The first missionary to the Fuegian Indians came from the British Navy.

From The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia by Spears, John R.